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Innisfail National Service Memorial
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / John Huth
The monument commemorates those who undertook National Service in the Australian Defence Forces from 1951 to 1972. The monument consists of a white plinth behind which is a wall containing plaques to individual servicemen.
Between 1951 and 1972, a total of 287,000 young Australian men were called up in two separate schemes for compulsory training in the Navy, Army and Air Force. Of them, 212 died on active service in Borneo and Vietnam. National Service was part of Australia’s defence preparedness for three decades.
Location
| Address: | Bruce Highway & Ernest Street, ANZAC Park, Innisfail, 4860 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -17.524183 Long: 146.027829 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1951 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1972 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 29th May, 2004 |
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Front Inscription
Innisfail Babinda Tully Branch
Dedicated to the memory of National Servicemen who served their country
1951 - 1972
Left Side Inscription
Source: QWMR,MAUnveiled 29 - 05 - 2004 by Major W. E. "Ed" O`Farrell O.A.M E.D. (Ret) 51st Battalion
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
